| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Watford | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 44:31 | 13 | 39 | |
| 2. | Cardiff | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 35:30 | 5 | 36 | |
| 3. | Hull | 23 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 26:30 | -4 | 36 | |
| 4. | Charlton | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 33:25 | 8 | 35 | |
| 5. | Brighton | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 30:26 | 4 | 33 | |
| 6. | Birmingham | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 34:35 | -1 | 31 | |
| 7. | Nottingham | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 26:31 | -5 | 29 | |
| 8. | Millwall | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 27:32 | -5 | 28 | |
| 9. | Sheffield Wed | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 23:26 | -3 | 27 | |
| 10. | Huddersfield | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 25:47 | -22 | 27 | |
| 11. | Burnley | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 31:38 | -7 | 26 | |
| 12. | Blackpool | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 30:39 | -9 | 26 | |
| 13. | Leicester | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 25:25 | 0 | 25 | |
| 14. | Peterborough | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 32:36 | -4 | 25 | |
| 15. | Crystal Palace | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 21:31 | -10 | 25 | |
| 16. | Ipswich | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 14:34 | -20 | 25 | |
| 17. | Barnsley | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 30:39 | -9 | 23 | |
| 18. | Wolves | 23 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 25:34 | -9 | 23 | |
| 19. | Blackburn | 23 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 28:39 | -11 | 22 | |
| 20. | Bolton | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 32:41 | -9 | 20 | |
| 21. | Leeds | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 27:40 | -13 | 19 | |
| 22. | Derby | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 22:40 | -18 | 18 | |
| 23. | Middlesbrough | 23 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 23:43 | -20 | 17 | |
| 24. | Bristol City | 23 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 19:40 | -21 | 13 |